Question

What is the sum of the factors of the trinomial x^2-6x+5

Answer 1

Its a binomial

$\\ \sf\longmapsto x^2-6x+5=0$

• a=1
• b=-6
• c=5

If zeros be alpha and beta

$\\ \sf\longmapsto \alpha+\beta=\dfrac{-b}{a}$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto \alpha+\beta=\dfrac{-(-6)}{1}$

$\\ \sf\longmapsto \alpha+\beta=6$